Kendall County Times

There were 1,177 multiracial students enrolled in Kendall County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.4% of the 26,658 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the six districts in Kendall County, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 761 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kendall County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

District	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Oswego Community Unit School District 308	4.6%	16,696
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115	4.5%	7,032
Plano Community Unit School District 88	4.2%	2,419